クランク
Meanings
1
A mechanical part that converts rotational motion to linear motion, or vice versa.
The engine's crank is rotating.
2
crank-shaped road (driving school)
A narrow, crank-shaped course used in driving school training to practice tight turns.
Be careful not to go off the track on the crank course at the driving school.
3
A hand crank used on early movie cameras to manually advance the film.
Old movie cameras advanced the film by turning a crank by hand.
Usage patterns
- クランクを回すto turn a crank
The worker tried turning the engine's crank by hand.
- クランクを通過するto drive through the crank-shaped course
The student driver slowly made it through the narrow crank course.
- クランクを回して撮影するto film by hand-cranking the camera
Old films were shot by hand-cranking the camera.